And now we go over live to Nick Robinson, for more details on that story.
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NICK ROBINSON:
Thank you Huw, on what must be one of the grimmest days for Gordon Brown as Prime Minister. If only he’d listen to me! (SIGH) If you’ll remember, it all started yesterday when I broke this story on the ten o’clock news’.
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NICK ROBINSON:
But more trouble lies in store for Gordon Brown tomorrow. If only he’d listen to me! (SIGH) I spoke to him a few minutes ago, when I asked him this question.
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NICK ROBINSON:
Prime Minister? A bad day tomorrow?
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NICK ROBINSON:
To which the Prime Minister gave an extensive and detailed reply which I'm not going to tell you. Instead, I’ll tell you what I thought of it - although he came across as outwardly positive, in my opinion he was merely trying to disguise his feelings of utter dejection. Huw.
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NICK ROBINSON:
That was me, yesterday, reporting on the news that I had asked the Prime Minister a question. Since then I’ve spoken to several members of the cabinet who did not wish to be identified on account of the fact that I’ve just made them up, who all made it clear that this had been an extremely bad day for the Prime Minister and who all agreed that I would do a much better job - if only they’d listen to me! (SIGH) But instead I’m going to end this report on a meaningless non-sequitur. Because one thing's for sure - in politics, as in life, only time can tell. Huw.
